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Hello
I saw KDM yesterday and was diagnosed with Lyme plus 2 co-existing infections and anaemia. I'm pretty sure one was called tetralysal and the other was something to do with exposure to mold but he spoke too fast and technical for me to understand. I know he talked about little black squiggly things..... I am quite astonished as i honestly thought he was going to tell me there's nothing wrong with me and its all in my head.
I've been ill for 8.5 years so its such a relief/joy (!) to finally have some kind of diagnosis. I live near London in the UK so can't imagine how i got Lyme. Just bad luck i guess.
Anyways, I don't really know anything about Lyme and need to make some decisions on treatment. We discussed the IV and oral antibiotic options and he thought that because i am still working that i should probably do the oral route.
Might have been asked before but i have a few questions:
1. Other than recovery via oral antibiotics taking longer, are there any benefits to IV antibiotics for treating Lyme?
2. Are IV more effective than oral (i'm sure he would have told me this if they were)
3. For someone in the UK, how do the costs compare for the two options? I assume you can't get the oral antibiotics on the NHS?
4. Is 100% recovery from long-standing Lyme possible (he thought so!). Please say YES.....
Thanks!
Gail
I saw KDM yesterday and was diagnosed with Lyme plus 2 co-existing infections and anaemia. I'm pretty sure one was called tetralysal and the other was something to do with exposure to mold but he spoke too fast and technical for me to understand. I know he talked about little black squiggly things..... I am quite astonished as i honestly thought he was going to tell me there's nothing wrong with me and its all in my head.
I've been ill for 8.5 years so its such a relief/joy (!) to finally have some kind of diagnosis. I live near London in the UK so can't imagine how i got Lyme. Just bad luck i guess.
Anyways, I don't really know anything about Lyme and need to make some decisions on treatment. We discussed the IV and oral antibiotic options and he thought that because i am still working that i should probably do the oral route.
Might have been asked before but i have a few questions:
1. Other than recovery via oral antibiotics taking longer, are there any benefits to IV antibiotics for treating Lyme?
2. Are IV more effective than oral (i'm sure he would have told me this if they were)
3. For someone in the UK, how do the costs compare for the two options? I assume you can't get the oral antibiotics on the NHS?
4. Is 100% recovery from long-standing Lyme possible (he thought so!). Please say YES.....
Thanks!
Gail